Allied Telesis Provides Network Convergence and Centralized Management for HospitalSynthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital, in Japan, selects a high-performing Allied Telesis solution for its network redesign.

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Synthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital, Social Welfare Organization MeitokukaiLocation: Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan Established: April 1930

ChallengeSynthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital wanted to update and link its two separate networks, to create a single fully connected solution with unified network management.

SolutionAn Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis provides a robust network core. AT-TQ3600 wireless access points allow seamless wireless network access.

Allied Telesis Management Framework™ (AMF) provides automated network management.

SuccessThe new Allied Telesis converged solution is a powerful new network, which incorporates the medical, data and wireless networks. All the hospital’s information now resides on a single network infrastructure, and the Allied Telesis design and products used provide very high availability and reliability.

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ChallengeSynthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital, in Kawasaki City, Japan, is a general hospital with 17 departments including internal medicine, diabetes and metabolic medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, a health management center, and a cardiovascular center.

The hospital prides itself on its knowledgeable and efficient staff, and aims to provide the highest standard of medical care, including effective diagnosis, holistic treatment, and a comfortable environment. Staff members work as a team, and the hospital is very involved in the development of community healthcare.

Synthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital has always had a proactive approach to the introduction of IT. The hospital was one of the first to implement an in-house medical network, which connected an ordering system to its radiology, examination, and office data systems.

In 2015 the hospital decided to update its medical and data networks. They also decided to link these two physically separate networks, in order to create a fully connected solution with unified network management.

The network requirementsSynthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital wanted to modernize its online support capabilities and create a single integrated network solution. At the same time, the hospital decided to introduce a nursing support system, and also expand wireless network access, so staff could use laptops and other mobile devices at patients’ bedsides.

“Some of the wards had used wireless network access for clerical work. When the nursing support system was introduced, those connections needed to be maintained—even if a user moved to a new physical location.” said Mr. Masato Nagaike, manager of the hospital’s clinical information management department.

The hospital required a highly available solution that would provide always-on access to important patient data. To be effective, the convergence of both the medical and data networks, and the expansion of wireless connectivity, required a high-performing design that would also be easy to manage.

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Why Allied Telesis?Synthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital worked with system integrator Tsuzuki Techno Service Co., Ltd. to select the right vendor for the project. Allied Telesis was chosen to provide the new network for a number of reasons, including:

ۼ The Allied Telesis offering proposed a stable and robust network, with centralized management and simple device recovery.

ۼ In particular, the Allied Telesis offering featured Allied Telesis Management FrameworkTM (AMF), which was very highly rated by the hospital, thanks to its ability to achieve unified management of network equipment, rapid configuration updates, and automated network backup and device recovery.

ۼ Tsuzuki Techno Service has maintained a long-term relationship with Allied Telesis, and had previously used Allied Telesis equipment in other large installations, including other hospitals.

ۼ Mr. Nagaike had previously participated in and been impressed by a seminar on hospital networking organized by Allied Telesis. He found the Allied Telesis presentation informative and very easy to understand, as it explained the costs as well as providing information on the products and technology.

SolutionThe new Allied Telesis converged solution incorporates the medical, data and wireless networks, as well as all of the hospital’s other supported systems. All hospital information now resides within a single network infrastructure, and the Allied Telesis design and products provide very high availability and reliability.

An Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x8100 Series chassis provides a reliable and robust network core, with dual power supplies, dual control cards, and line cards that are all hot-swappable for upgrading and maintenance with no downtime.

AT-x510 Series switches are used at the distribution layer, and utilize Virtual Chassis Stacking (VCStackTM) to form a single virtual unit out of multiple devices. With link aggregation connecting the VCStack to the core chassis, the network has no single point of failure, maximizing network uptime. AT-x210 and AT-x230 Series switches are used for network access.

AT-TQ3600 wireless access points provide seamless wireless network access around the hospital and the Allied Telesis AT-UWC wireless controller centrally monitors all wireless access points.

AMF provides automated network backup, upgrade, provisioning, and replacement of units, as well as the ability to manage any or all switches as a single virtual entity.

In addition, the Allied Telesis Network Management System (NMS) allows visual monitoring of the complete network, with full status information to alert administrators of any problems.

“Hospital networks require stability. If the network breaks down, many of our systems will not be available. Constructing a robust network was of utmost importance.”

Mr. Masato Nagaike, Clinical Information Department Manager, Synthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital.

“Shinkawabashi hospital rated AMF’s management capabilities very highly, so we developed a proposal based on Allied Telesis products utilizing AMF”

Mr. Atsushi Kazami, Metropolitan Area Control Department Manager, East Japan division, Tsuzuki Techno Service.

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Success

A powerful new integrated networkThe hospital now enjoys the very best in information sharing technology. The new Allied Telesis solution has provided an integrated network, easily running all of the hospital’s systems, with the addition of centralized management and monitoring. The newly expanded wireless network allows doctors, nurses and other staff access to online patient information—right at the bedside. This seamless access to the various digital systems from any part of the hospital has allowed Shinkawabashi Hospital to further improve the quality of healthcare it provides.

The new network has operated without incident since its installation.

Unified management with AMF AMF provides network automation, to simplify and automate tasks across the network. Now, the hospital can be assured that network backups and software upgrades are done without the need for user intervention, and device installation or recovery is achieved with plug-and-play simplicity. For any changes to configuration, multiple devices can be updated at once, saving time and greatly reducing the chance of user error.

Through this combination of robust features, AMF has provided the hospital with lower network operating expenses, by reducing the complexity and level of effort required to maintain the network.

Ongoing supportAllied Telesis and Tsuzuki Techno Service will continue to support the new network by providing information about new technology and services, to help Synthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital stay at the forefront of medical information management, supporting great outcomes in patient care.

“Above all, the hospital needed a stable network. We therefore proposed a configuration that was based solely on products from Allied Telesis, including network switching infrastructure, and wireless access points. This provides centralized management and easy device recovery.”

Mr. Yuichi Osako, Sales Section Manager, Healthcare Sales Department, Metropolitan Area Control Department, Tsuzuki Techno Service.

“The network has worked without problems. There have been no complaints about it, and no issues with the newly introduced wireless network either,”

Mr. Daisuke Shimbo, Medical Care Service Department Manager, Synthesis Shinkawabashi Hospital.